1) If you see a bear on or around school property: 2) If ... · In northern Ontario, most black bears move into their winter dens by mid-October. In central Ontario, bears usually

Bear Wise - Bears in your schoolyard. What you can do.

1) If you see a bear on or around school property:

• GO INSIDE the school right away

• TELL the first adult you see

2) If the bear sees YOU:

• DON'T APPROACH the bear

• SLOWLY BACK AWAY toward the school


3) If the bear MOVES TOWARD you:

• SLOWLY BACK AWAY toward the school while MAKING NOISE

• Remove and drop your backpack if it contains food

• YELL at the bear to GO AWAY!

• DO NOT "play dead"

• DO NOT turn and run

• GET INSIDE the school as soon as you can, without running


4) Help keep bears away:

• Keep your lunch inside the school

• Do not leave food, wrappings or lunch bags in the schoolyard. Take them inside the school to throw away

• Tell your teacher if you see food or garbage left in open bins or in the schoolyard

IN AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY: contact your local police force or dial 911

TO REPORT BEAR PROBLEMS: contact the Bear Reporting Line at 1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641

52067 ISBN 978-1-4249-3142-2 (Print)

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES

BEAR WISE

1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641 www.bears.mnr.gov.on.ca

www.bears.mnr.gov.on.ca

Ontario’s “bear country”

Where do you live?


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Bear Wise - What You Should Know About Black Bears

Black bears are not normally dangerous animals. They are, however, opportunistic omnivores. In other words, they will eat practically anything that is easy to get at. Admire them. Respect them. But please, don't feed them.

• Black bears are large, powerful animals. Adult males can weigh between 120-280 kg (250-600 lbs). Adult females can weigh between 45-180 kg (100-400 lbs)

• Black bears are actively feeding from mid-April to late fall in most parts of the province

• Black bears feed mainly on summer berry crops such as raspberries and blueberries, as well as mountain ash acorns and beech nuts in the fall

• In late summer and early fall some bears actively feed for 20 hours a day, ingesting as much as 20,000 calories

• During the summer bears typically double their body weight while preparing for winter hibernation

• If natural foods are not readily available, black bears will travel up to 100 km to find other food - primarily your garbage

• Once they know where to find a non-natural food source they will return again and again

• In northern Ontario, most black bears move into their winter dens by mid-October. In central Ontario, bears usually enter their dens by early November

IN AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY: contact you r local police force or dial 911



Word Search Solution

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BEAR WISE Word Search

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ACORNS FRUIT BEAR FUR BERRIES GARBAGE CUB HIBERNATE DEN OMNIVORE FISH PAW FOREST TEETH


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Colouring Pages

Bears will travel more than 100 kilometres to a known food source and will keep returning until the food source is gone.


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Help the bear find his lunch

Black bears are not normally dangerous animals. They will eat practically anything that is easy to get at.

Admire them. Respect them. But please, don't feed them .



Colouring Pages

Bears may climb trees to eat fruit and berries or because they have been frightened by people or dogs. If they are left alone, they will

eventually come down from trees on their own.


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MAZE SOLUTION


Admire them. Respect them. But please, don't feed them.



Colouring Pages

Black bears are “opportunistic” meaning they will eat anything that is easy to get. They are “omnivores” which means they eat both plants and animals, including fish.


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Rhymes With “BEAR”

1. _ _ _ _

2. _ _ _ _ _

3. _ _ _ _

4. _ _ _ _ 6. _ _ _ _ 5. _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. _ _ _ _

8. _ _ _9. _ _ _ _10. _ _ _ _ _

Fill in the words that rhyme with “BEAR”:

1. A rip 6. A _ _ _ _ of shoes 2. Not here, but _ _ _ _ _. 7. A rabbit 3. A female horse 8. Fresh _ _ _ 4. A fruit 9. You can braid this.5. A shape 10. Friends should _ _ _ _ _.



Colouring Pages

Bears have a keen sense of smell – more than seven times better than a bloodhound! They can smell food up to 1.6 kilometres away.

Beehives, bird feeders, pet food, farmer’s crops and garbage are some things that will attract bears.


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Rhymes With “BEAR” Answers

1. T E A R

2. T H E R E

3. M A R E

4. P E A R

5. S Q U A R E6. P A I R7. H A R E8. A I R9. H A I R10. S H A R E



BEAR WISE Word Scramble Answer(from BEAR WISE eBook)

HABITAT Forested areas where bears live

DANDELIONS A bear food more

nutritious than spinach

CUBS Baby bears

HIBERNATE Bears go into dens in winter

JANUARY The month cubs are

usually born in Ontario

ANTS Bears get protein from

eating these insects

OMNIVORES They eat plant material

and also eat meat

BROWN A small number of

Ontario black bears are this colour

GRUBS Bears dig for this

living protein often found in or under logs

CLAWS On a bear, these are

sharp and curved, and don’t retract

CLOVER A plant that bears like to eat for the protein and the sweet flowers

CLIMB TREES Cubs can do this very well – at up to 10 feet per second! (2 words)

HONEY A sweet food that

bears like – and they find protein in the same

place

FUR A bear’s hair

isn’t hair

BLUEBERRIES A patch of these offers a

main meal in mid-late summer

SMELL A keen sense helps

bears find food – up to 1.6 kilometres away!

NUTS A black bear’s

favourite fall food


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BEAR WISE Crossword(from BEAR WISE eBook)

How much do you know about what attracts bears into human communities?

ACROSS 2. Compost bins should not contain _____ products.6. Left uncleaned, this will attract bears – it is where you cook meat outdoors.7. Since bears are strong-muscled, they are __________.8. Bears are omnivores and are attracted to both meat and ______ for food.

DOWN 1. This is the most common cause of human-bear conflicts.3. Bears find food using this sense.4. Be sure that this has no dairy products in it as it can attract bears.5. If bears find food, they will remember to _______ to the same food source again


BEAR WISEWord Scramble(from BEAR WISE eBook)

TBIAATH Forested areas where bears live

NADDELINOS A bear food more


BUSC Baby bears

HAIRBENTE Bears go into dens in winter

RAYJUAN The month cubs are


SNAT Bears get protein from

eating these insects

MOOVINERS They eat plant material

and also eat meat

ROBWN A small number of


SGURB Bears dig for this


WASCL On a bear, these are

sharp and curved, and don’t retract

RLOVEC A plant that bears like to eat for the protein and the sweet flowers

SCLEEBMITR Cubs can do this very well – at up to 10 feet per second! (2

YONHE A sweet food that

bears like – and they find protein in the

same place

URF A bear’s hair

isn’t hair

BUSIEBERREL A patch of these offers a

main meal in mid-late summer

ELMSL A keen sense helps


SNUT A black bear’s

favourite fall food


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BEAR WISE CrosswordAnswer(from BEAR WISE eBook)


BEAR WISE CrosswordAnswer(from BEAR WISE eBook)

1

G 2

M E A T

R

3

S 4

C B

5

R M

O

6

B A R B E Q U E

M G T L 7

P O W E R F U L L

O R

S

8

P L A N T S

T


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BEAR WISE Word Scramble(from BEAR WISE eBook)

TBIAATH YONHE Forested areas A sweet food that

ROBWNwhere bears live bears like – and theyA small number of find protein in the

Ontario black bears same placeBUSC are this colour Baby bears

SGURB URF NADDELINOS Bears dig for this A bear’s hair A bear food more living protein often isn’t hair

nutritious than spinach found in or under logs

BUSIEBERRELHAIRBENTE WASCL A patch of these offers aBears go into On a bear, these are main meal in mid-late summerdens in winter sharp and curved,

and don’t retract RAYJUAN

The month cubs are RLOVEC ELMSLusually born in Ontario

A plant that bears like A keen sense helps to eat for the protein bears find food – up to and the sweet flowers 1.6 kilometres away!SNAT

Bears get protein from eating these insects

SCLEEBMITR SNUT Cubs can do this very A black bear’s

MOOVINERS well – at up to 10 favourite fall food They eat plant material feet per second! (2

and also eat meat


BEAR WISE Crossword(from BEAR WISE eBook)

How much do you know about what attracts bears into human communities?

1

G

2

M

3

S

4

C

5

R

6

B

7

P

8

P

ACROSS 2. Compost bins should not contain _____ products. 6. Left uncleaned, this will attract bears – it is where you cook meat outdoors. 7. Since bears are strong-muscled, they are __________. 8. Bears are omnivores and are attracted to both meat and ______ for food.

DOWN 1. This is the most common cause of human-bear conflicts. 3. Bears find food using this sense. 4. Be sure that this has no dairy products in it as it can attract bears. 5. If bears find food, they will remember to _______ to the same food source again


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BEAR WISE Word Scramble Answer(from BEAR WISE eBook)

HABITAT Forested areas where bears live

HONEY A sweet food that

bears like – and they find protein in the same

place

BROWN A small number of


CUBS Baby bears

DANDELIONS A bear food more


GRUBS Bears dig for this


FUR A bear’s hair

isn’t hair

BLUEBERRIES A patch of these offers a

main meal in mid-late summer HIBERNATE CLAWS

Bears go into On a bear, these are dens in winter sharp and curved,

and don’t retract

JANUARY The month cubs are


SMELL A keen sense helps


CLOVER A plant that bears like to eat for the protein and the sweet flowers

ANTS Bears get protein from

eating these insects NUTS

A black bear’s favourite fall foodCLIMB TREES

Cubs can do this very well – at up to 10 feet per second! (2 words)

OMNIVORES They eat plant material

and also eat meat


Rhymes With “BEAR” Answers

1. T E A R

2. T H E R E

3. M A R E

4. P E A R

5. S Q U A R E 6. P A I R 7. H A R E8. A I R 9. H A I R 10. S H A R E


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Colouring Pages

Bears have a keen sense of smell – more than seven times better than a bloodhound! They can smell food up to 1.6 kilometres away.

Beehives, bird feeders, pet food, farmer’s crops and garbage are some things that will attract bears.



Rhymes With “BEAR”

1. _ _ _ _

2. _ _ _ _ _

3. _ _ _ _

4. _ _ _ _

5. _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. _ _ _ _7. _ _ _ _ 8. _ _ _ 9. _ _ _ _ 10. _ _ _ _ _

Fill in the words that rhyme with “BEAR”:

1. A rip 6. A _ _ _ _ of shoes 2. Not here, but _ _ _ _ _. 7. A rabbit 3. A female horse 8. Fresh _ _ _ 4. A fruit 9. You can braid this. 5. A shape 10. Friends should _ _ _ _ _.


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Colouring Pages

Black bears are “opportunistic” meaning they will eat anything that is easy to get. They are “omnivores” which means they eat both plants and animals, including fish.



MAZE SOLUTION




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Colouring Pages

Bears may climb trees to eat fruit and berries or because they have been frightened by people or dogs. If they are left alone, they will

eventually come down from trees on their own.



Help the bear find his lunch




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Colouring Pages

Bears will travel more than 100 kilometres to a known food source and will keep returning until the food source is gone.




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BEAR WISE Word Search

H R F H C U B H D O F T A K P U T O A D Z S D B U R S C G A C X E Q B I J J R I T X O V W A Y B E F U J O N P Q U R S O G S G M T C J R H V F M N Z O Q L X S R A D E H I F G S Y R T I U R F P R F C N M E P H H G L A W Z O H Z V Q T T Q C T A A A P V D E N F I D A Q I S S B R I W A C O W S W N O X S X S N B S M R D N F D R R Z T C M L Q A E S D U J H E A F K O U F A S G O W I B K B E W A M W B T I H E B J I A I B V J B E R R I E S V E G X H J A A

FRUITFUR

GARBAGEHIBERNATEOMNIVORE

PAWTEETH

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ACORNSBEAR

BERRIESCUBDENFISH

FOREST



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Word Search Solution

H R F H C U B H D O F T A K P U T O A D Z S D B U R S C G A C X E Q B I J J R I T X O V W A Y B E F U J O N P Q U R S O G S G M T C J R H V F M N Z O Q L X S R A D E H I F G S Y R T I U R F P R F C N M E P H H G L A W Z O H Z V Q T T Q C T A A A P V D E N F I D A Q I S S B R I W A C O W S W N O X S X S N B S M R D N F D R R Z T C M L Q A E S D U J H E A F K O U F A S G O W I B K B E W A M W B T I H E B J I A I B V J B E R R I E S V E G X H J A A


Bear Wise - What You Should Know About Black Bears

Black bears are not normally dangerous animals. They are, however, opportunistic omnivores. In other words, they will eat practically anything that is easy to get at. Admire them. Respect them. But please, don't feed them.

• Black bears are large, powerful animals. Adult males can weigh between 120-280 kg (250-600 lbs). Adult females can weigh between 45-180 kg (100-400 lbs)

• Black bears are actively feeding from mid-April to late fall in most parts of the province

• Black bears feed mainly on summer berry crops such as raspberries and blueberries, as well as mountain ash acorns and beech nuts in the fall

• In late summer and early fall some bears actively feed for 20 hours a day, ingesting as much as 20,000 calories

• During the summer bears typically double their body weight while preparing for winter hibernation

• If natural foods are not readily available, black bears will travel up to 100 km to find other food - primarily your garbage

• Once they know where to find a non-natural food source they will return again and again

• In northern Ontario, most black bears move into their winter dens by mid-October. In central Ontario, bears usually enter their dens by early November




Page 18

Ontario’s “bear country”

Where do you live?



MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES

BEAR WISE


52067 ISBN 978-1-4249-3142-2 (Print)

Bear Wise - Bears in your schoolyard. What you can do.

1) If you see a bear on or around school property:

• GO INSIDE the school right away


2) If the bear sees YOU:

• DON'T APPROACH the bear

• SLOWLY BACK AWAY toward the school


3) If the bear MOVES TOWARD you:

• SLOWLY BACK AWAY toward the school while MAKING NOISE

• Remove and drop your backpack if it contains food

• YELL at the bear to GO AWAY!

• DO NOT "play dead"

• DO NOT turn and run

• GET INSIDE the school as soon as you can, without running


4) Help keep bears away:

• Keep your lunch inside the school

• Do not leave food, wrappings or lunch bags in the schoolyard. Take them inside the school to throw away

• Tell your teacher if you see food or garbage left in open bins or in the schoolyard



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1) If you see a bear on or around school property: 2) If ... · In northern Ontario, most black bears move into their winter dens by mid-October. In central Ontario, bears usually